Major League Soccer will return to the field in July with a monthlong, World Cup-style tournament in Florida that it hopes will be a prelude to a return to league play — and a traditional postseason — in the fall. M.L.S. announced plans for the Florida event, in which all 26 of its teams will […] More
LEEDS, England — The captains of England’s leading soccer clubs have informed the Premier League that players intend to demonstrate their support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the competition resumes play next week. The issue was raised on Tuesday during a regular conference call with the captains of all 20 Premier League clubs, […] More
A rule created after Megan Rapinoe took a knee may be rescinded as the federation, like the N.F.L. and FIFA, reconsiders its views on athletes who choose to peacefully protest. More
The N.F.L. has outlined the steps teams must take before players can return to training facilities, the latest attempt by the league to return to business as usual in an off-season that has largely been conducted virtually. Yet while the league claimed the protocols were created in cooperation with the N.F.L. Players Association, the union’s […] More
The players and coaches of Saarbrücken aren’t making the typical hopeful pregame predictions one might expect from heavy underdogs as they prepare to play Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup on Tuesday. “If you are honest, we have no chance,” midfielder Tobias Jänicke told the German news media. “We lose 99 out of 100 games […] More
As sports try to improve the spectacle of games in empty stadiums, the myth and mystery of Arsenal’s North Bank mural offers an idea, and a warning. More
The city of Minneapolis taught me about love. I was baptized at New Beginnings Baptist Tabernacle Church, learned to catch a football at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, and instilled with values by a loving family and a supportive community. My mother and father raised us in this beautiful city full of life […] More
The protracted debate in the N.F.L. over players protesting racial injustice during the national anthem reignited with force on Friday as President Trump rekindled his war with the league over the issue and the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, issued his strongest support yet for the players seeking to fight racism and police brutality. In an […] More
